Virginia BUILT Program
Virginia BUILT Program
The Department’s Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) program and the Associated Builders and Contractors – Virginia Chapter (ABC-VA) have entered into a strategic partnership to bring a groundbreaking recognition program to ABC-VA members.
Virginia BUILT is designed to encourage and recognize ABC-VA members who voluntarily implement highly effective safety and health management systems to benefit construction workers and reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses and fatalities on construction sites in Virginia.
For more information, please email us at VPPBuilt@doli.virginia.gov
Virginia BUILT is a Tiered Program
Tier I
The introductory tier of participation in the partnership for those employers actively working with the ABC-VA Virginia BUILT Council (VBC) to improve their safety and health management systems, with the goal of becoming a Tier One participant. Mentorship Tier participants are actively working on developing and implementing an effective safety and health management system that meets current VOSH regulatory requirements.
Tier II
The intermediate tier of recognition in the partnership for those employers that demonstrate outstanding safety and health performance and have built an established safety and health management system that exceeds current VOSH regulatory requirements Tier Two participants actively mentor other contractors and subcontractors.
Tier III
The highest achievement tier in the Virginia BUILT program for participants having an exceptional safety and health management system that serves as a model for other construction employers. Tier Three participants actively mentor other contractors and subcontractors.
Eligibility
To learn more about the Virginia BUILT program and application process, please email us at VPPBuilt@doli.virginia.gov.
Benefits
Construction contractors that participate in Virginia BUILT will substantially improve safety and health protections for Virginia workers through cooperative efforts to reduce injuries, illnesses and fatal accidents. Virginia BUILT participants will implement safety and health management systems which have consistently demonstrated decreased bottom line costs associated with dramatically reduced injury and illness rates and improved productivity and employee morale and retention.
Reducing private sector employer costs associated with injuries, illnesses and fatal accidents enhances a company’s economic viability and competitiveness, and increases available capital for reinvestment, expansion and new hiring. Costs avoided include workers’ compensation charges, insurance premium increases, property damage, production downtime, employee replacement and retraining, and litigation expenses.
- A DOLI website page will be dedicated to this partnership with recognition for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 participants.
- Acceptance in the program can be publicized by the participant to enhance its marketplace recognition.
- Participants will be recognized as industry leaders in construction safety and health.
- Access to specific targeted training sessions conducted by VOSH Consultative Services.
- Priority access to VOSH Consultative Services for briefings on new standards, regulations, and emphasis programs.
- Potentially reduced costs in insurance rates, lost time and less damaged or lost materials resulting in greater profit margin.
- Improved employee morale and productivity, and the ability to attract the best workers based on the participant’s enhanced reputation in the industry.
- Use of official logo, icons, devices and/or official program flag, etc.
Current Participants
Tier 1
S.B. Ballard Construction Company
Tier 2
Davis Construction
Hourigan
WM Jordan Company